The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will square off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Mt. Vernon lost 3-0 to Gibson Southern on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei made easy work of Evansville Bosse on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
A big factor in the win was Evansville Mater Dei's feisty defense: they held Evansville Bosse to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-10, 25-7.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Evansville Mater Dei when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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